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Raymond “Ray” Schmidt served in the United States Marine Corps from 1941 to 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on April 9, 2007, Schmidt talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Schmidt was born in Kansas on August 7, 1915. He…

Ramon (Raymond) Romero was interviewed by Helen Krische in 2006 as part of an oral history project to document the La Yarda and Mexican-American communities in Lawrence, Kansas. La Yarda was a neighborhood of worker housing provided by the Santa Fe…

Business card with the words 'Question for Coach Self... Will you allow Jayhawk players to carry concealed guns?' and the hashtag '#failcampuscarry.' Small foam finger drawings are on the right and left side of the hashtag.

Portraits of four men shot down together during Quantrill's Raid, Dr. J.F. Griswold, H.W. Baker, Josiah C. Trask, and S.M. Thorpe, compiled for Richard Cordley's A History of Lawrence, Kansas (1895). The four men were lodging with their families in…

An article reporting that the city of Lawrence approved a bond issue of $19,250 for the expansion of the Carnegie library building. The Public Works Administration in Kansas agreed to allocate $15,750 in funds for the project, totaling $35,000.

A full-page spread in the Lawrence Outlook regarding the proposed site for the new library building. It features several pictures of the area before the library was built.

"Descriptions of Lands and Names of Locators in Douglas County, Kansas, taken from the Tract Books of the U.S. Land Office at Topeka, Kansas." The list of pre-emptions is followed by an index; this list excludes the city of Lawrence.

Postcard with green text "Season's Greetings / Thank you for your thoughtfulness at this Holiday Season. / Your Postman Wilbur Longnecker". Illustration of holly next to a candlestick on the left side and a postman on the right side. Postmarked…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Woolf Brothers Department Store on the front. Photograph depicts the inside of the store. At the bottom of the photograph "Woolf Brothers Lawrence, Kans." is printed in white ink. A white border is…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Woolf Brothers Department Store on the front. Photograph depicts the inside of the store. At the bottom of the photograph "Woolf Brothers Lawrence, Kans." is printed in white ink. A white border is…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of Woodland Park on the front. Photograph depicts a large tent with several people walking next to it. In the middle "Mess Tent." is printed in white ink. On the back along the left side "Alfred Lawrence.…

Postcard with a black and white photograph Woodland Park on the front. Photograph depicts rows of tents on one side of the park grounds. A large group of people are walking into the campground. On the right side of the photograph "Visitors in Camp of…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of Woodland Park on the front. Photograph depicts the park from a distance, several rows of tents take up most of the parkground, men in uniform are standing by the tents in the front rows. At the bottom of…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a woman and five children standing on rocks on the front. The woman is holding up an infant on a rock where two young girls are standing, a boy is standing on a rock above the others. Black and white…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Wilder Bros.' Shirt Factory on the front. Photograph depicts the outside of the damaged building. The roof of the factory is almost completely gone. On the back is a note on the location of the…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Wilder Bros.' Shirt Factory on the front. Photograph depicts the outside of the brick building. At the bottom of the photograph is a black strip with "61. Wilder Bros.' Shirt Factory Lawrence, Kansas…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Wiedmann Confection and Ice Cream Manufacturer on the front. Photograph shows the a memorial display in the store front. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back is information on…

Postcard with a colored image of Ward's Flower Shop on the front. Image is of the storefront, delivery car, and the greenhouse. A white border is around the entire image. On the bottom border "Ward's Flower Shop, 931 Massachusetts St., Lawrence,…

Postcard with a colored image of Ward's Flower Shop on the front. Image is of the storefront, delivery car, and the greenhouse. A white border is around the entire image. On the bottom border "Ward's Flower Shop, 931 Massachusetts St., Lawrence,…

Postcard with a black and white photograph Wagstaff Grocery on the front. Photograph shows the inside of the grocery with Robert Wagstaff behind the counter on the right side. On the back the postcard is addressed to Miss Eurich in Lawrence, Kansas.…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of Vick's Place Confectionery on the front. Photograph depicts three women standing in front of the store front. A white border is on the left side with "Vic Kellers 1345 Mass about 1900" written in green…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of Ufton Court on the front. Photograph focuses on the left side of the mansion that has the tower. A white border is around the entire photograph. At the bottom border "Ufton Court," L.H. Perkins. Residence…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of two young girls sitting on a porch on the front. Both children are wearing hats and coats. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the bottom border "Out for a sun-bath." is written in black…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of two young girls sitting at a Christmas dinner table. Photograph shows the two girls sitting behind a table that has various dishes on it. Christmas decorations are in the background. A white border is…